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Judy Lee, PhD Candidate  2024 Toffler Scholar | PhD Candidate, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Biography Judy Lee’s path into science began long before she understood what research was. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, to parents who had come from Korea for graduate study, she spent her earliest years immersed in…

Yingzhi Ye, PHD Candidate  Yingzhi Ying Ye earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2023 at Johns Hopkins University FIND ME ON Biography Yingzhi Ye was born in Hangzhou, China, located in the Zhejiang province. Hangzhou is noted globally for its contributions to science. Ye is proud to be from Hangzhou and on her own journey…

Marcelle Dina Zita, PHD  Marcelle Dina Zita earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2023 at Johns Hopkins University FIND ME ON Biography Marcelle Dina Zita was born and raised in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Her mother is a retired teacher and her father, who passed away when she was only two, was a member of the Cameroon…

Jackson Mace, PHD  Jackson Mace earned the 2023 Toffler Scholar Award at Johns Hopkins University FIND ME ON Biography Jackson Mace was born in Santa Cruz, California, to a family of scientists and engineers—problem solvers, in other words. His older brother went to the University of Pennsylvania and still lives in the state today, working…

JEREMIAS SULAM, PHD  Jeremias Sulam earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2022 at Johns Hopkins University FIND ME ON Medicine and engineering run in Dr. Jeremias Sulam’s family. His mother is a physician, his father is a civil engineer, and his younger brother a mechanical engineer. In his early years, Dr. Sulam liked hearing about…

KATIE IRWIN  Katie Irwin earned the Toffler Scholar Award in 2022 at Johns Hopkins University FIND ME ON Biography Katie Irwin grew up 30 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia, in a place called Berkeley Lake, and graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School. She has one brother, Andy, who is almost three years her senior. Irwin’s…

Zhe Zhang, PHD  Zhe Zhang earned the 2024 and 2021 Toffler Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. FIND ME ON Biography Zhe Zhang was born in a town outside of Beijing, China. A curious child, she loved exploring the outdoors and remembers spending hours on end watching ants build their homes. She also enjoyed taking apart…